[Binding studies with Ulex europaeus agglutinin I (UEA-I) of the vascular endothelium of the synovial membrane]

Z Orthop Ihre Grenzgeb. 1988 Sep-Oct;126(5):579-81. doi: 10.1055/s-2008-1044487.
[Article in German]

Abstract

The lectin binding sites of the synovium of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis were investigated. It was shown that Ulex europaeus agglutinin is a constant marker of the vascular endothelium and is not induced during the course of inflammatory process in rheumatoid arthritis.

Publication types

  • English Abstract
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Arthritis, Rheumatoid / pathology
  • Biopsy
  • Endothelium, Vascular / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Immunoenzyme Techniques
  • Knee Joint / pathology
  • Lectins / metabolism*
  • Plant Lectins*
  • Receptors, Cell Surface*
  • Receptors, Mitogen / metabolism*
  • Synovial Membrane / blood supply*

Substances

  • Lectins
  • Plant Lectins
  • Receptors, Cell Surface
  • Receptors, Mitogen
  • Ulex europaeus lectin receptor
  • Ulex europaeus lectins